Gizmondo In Magazines

A new section has opened that will contain scans of any Gizmondo related reviews or material that has been published in magazines or newspapers.

First up is a 6-page article that was first published in GamesTM magazine Issue 43. The file is to large to view on the website, so below is the link, its in pdf format so you can either download or open in an compatible web browser.

• GamesTM Issue 43 6-Page Gizmondo Article.

Gizmondo Central Update!

Updated the website with the following stuff;

• Colors review finally added to site!

• Removed broken and dead links, removed best buy section as items are no longer available to buy except on eBay, updated home page to reflect links for collectors list (see below) and Gizmondo vault.

• Added a Collectors List, want a quick and easy list to see what Gizmondo stuff you need to complete your collection? Your dreams have been answered with this printable list. This will be also be available to view from the home page.

• Added Hardware Bundles page, detailing what packages were sold during the Gizmondo's short lifetime.

Gizmondo Central YouTube Channel

In keeping with the times and to let some readers view the Gizmondo games in action, I've started a Gizmondo Central YouTube channel, which over time will hopefully add every Gizmondo game released or unreleased in video.

The videos are only roughly 3 minutes long, so I'll try not to bore you with the same gameplay over and over! They also include annotations of mini reviews that are included on this site.

The site can be found here, feel free to have a look and leave a comment!

http://www.youtube.com/user/GizmondoCentral?feature=mhee

Slightly Lower Prices for Summer 2012!

I've cut into my already low margins to lower the prices of the Gizmondo books, now's your chance to pick up these great reads for their lowest prices yet, also don't forget lulu.com also have money off vouchers from time to time from 10-30% off, keep an eye on their website or the forum link below if I post some voucher codes.

Here's the new reduced prices for summer 2012, enjoy!

Discuss this topic and look out for voucher codes on Gizmondoforums here.

Meet the family!

In what is probably the last post regarding the Gizmondo book. Today I received my hardback edition, so I'd thought I'd show a photo of the family of Gizmondo book editions.

(Left to Right - Hardback, Paperback, Kindle, Kindle via Mobile)

Discuss this topic on Gizmondoforums here.

More versions available!

I've been beavering away to bring you more versions of the book, to give every possible way of viewing this book that's the easiest for you.

We now have a hardback edition too, although it doesn't come cheap at £21.99 which is the lowest price I could bring it too you, the book itself is slightly larger than the paperback edition (dimensions below) and obviously comes with a lovely luxury hardcover to keep it in pristine condition. (I'll be adding a couple of photos here when my copy arrives).

The other versions available are eBook editions, though because there is a variety of eBook readers out there and because not all support each others formats, I've kept the price the same across the board @ £1.99 which is great value for those on more of a budget or prefer to take a digital copy around with them.

Here's the links for all versions of the book;

Gizmondo Book Out Now!

Yes it's two days earlier than expected, but due to everything going fairly smoothly, I've given you guys an earlier chance to pick this book up! Yes the book has been through the last few days of revisions and changes, and is now available to order from lulu.com!

Order the Gizmondo book here!

Copies are £12.99 each, and are printed directly in the UK or the US depending on where you order from, so delivery times are kept to a minimum, my proof copy took 8 days to arrive, so allow plenty of time if you are ordering a copy for Christmas!

I hope you guys enjoy the book, don't forget to leave your feedback on the link below!

Discuss this topic on Gizmondoforums here.

Proof Copy Arrives!

Yes, a week after ordering, my proof copy arrived in the post this morning, I'm extremely happy with the quality of both the paper and print quality from lulu.com they certainly delivered on that front, the glossy cover looks amazing too!

Yes, there are a couple of mistakes (mainly punctuation errors) I need to sort out, but that was the purpose of this proof copy so I could sort some errors out before you guys order it, but right now I'm excited It's here in print form! and will finish the errors in time for next week!

For now, here's the pictures I promised

Book cover, back and side shots.

Here's some pictures of the content of the book;

Just to confirm the date and price and where to order from;

• Order from : 1st November 2011

• Price : £12.99

• Where from : lulu.com

Gizmondo Book Update

Here's the latest update regarding the Gizmondo book;

Firstly good news in the fact the book is now complete, with the last checks being completed and a proof copy being ordered on Monday. This proof copy should take around a week or two at the most, then final checks regarding fonts, size etc if all goes well then I'll let ordering begin on the 1st November, with links and price confirmed at the time. I'll also post some photo's of the completed book on this website.

Lastly, here's the final cover art for the book, it's close to what the rough design was like a month ago, but with the blue grading adding some colour along with proper logo and font in place, that's all for now, next time I'll post It'll be to order!

Carmageddon Review!

Another unreleased Gizmondo game is put through its paces, in this port from the 1997 PC classic, the object is to win races, while mowing down pedestrians, cows and your opponents along the way!

Check out what I thought in my GizCentral review....---->

More GC Vault Goodness!

66 more downloads added this week to the vault, bringing the total to over a massive 220 files for you're Giz!

The vault now contains 224 Gizmondo files spread over 377mb of data, another update will follow, probably after the World Cup ;)

Conflict: Vietnam Review!

Completed but unreleased, can this jaunt into the Vietnam jungle bring old gaming classics Rambo and Commando back into the 21st Century?

How did this overhead shooter fair? Check it out in the GC review....

More Downloads Hit The Vault!

25+ more downloads added this week to the vault, new titles are highlighted with red next to their names, I've also split into categories as those with slower connections are waiting for a near 300k page to load! The vault now contains 158 Gizmondo files spread over 233mb of data, more files will be added at a later date.

Ball Busters Review!

Dodgy Innuendo aside, this strangely titled game from NetDol gets the once over, from the makers of Pocket Ping-Pong you say? Oh god help us!

See how it faired in my latest review....

Doom Series Catch-Up

Whilst playing Doom on the Gizmondo I thought to myself I haven't actually tried any other versions of Doom, so whilst the read me file of Gizdoom states that Doom 2 and Heretic also work (very nicely too) but I also got the two episodes of Final Doom working no problem either, to keep all the series on 1 SD card at once just make a copy of the GizDoom folder and replace the Doom.wad for each others respective wad file and locate each respective .exe in GizMenu.

GizDoom/DoomII/Final Doom/Heretic download (requires shareware or full game wad files)

I've also added the respective icons for GizMenu for the downloads added.

Scumm	Doom	Doom II
Heretic	Hexen	Final Doom

Don't forget to change the controls in game so FF and RW are used as strafe buttons, so much easier! also use the power icon as 'yes' when asked to exit the game.

To play Hexen you have to install this seperate wince app below;

If using GizMenu (which you should be by now!) place folder on SD card, load Hexen via GizMenu, it will load wince and return to GizMenu, don't worry just exit GizMenu and the WinCE screen will appear again, select your version of Hexen and select 'load', there is a couple of problems though, firstly the screen is only 2/3 of the screen and secondly when you first load up, bring up the cursor and centre it on screen to stop your automatic movement when you first load it up, then clear your cursor and you should have pretty normal control, not ideal, but its the only way to play this game on the Giz.

GizHexen download (requires shareware or full game wad files)

Brand New Downloads For Your Gizmondo in 2010!

Latest ScummVM for Gizmondo! v1.1.0 (dated 04/04/10) download 

This has support for new games, 1 which is free (Drascula) on the Scumm download page.

Open Transport Tycoon 0.3.0f (dated 26/05/06) download

I never uploaded this latest release and its been sitting on my drive since 2007! based on 0.6.0 it now runs in landscape mode, though a problem with ecursors movement is not fine enough to target the main icons on top, maybe someone out there can sort this out for us? I'm leaving 0.2.5 on the vault until this problem gets sorted.

Edit: If you hold '<<' while moving the cursor it makes the movement finer enabling you to select all icons and buttons now.

Plus 24 other downloads added to the GC DL Vault this week (highlighted in red) more downloads to be added next week.

Gizmondo Games Live On!

Ok I might have got your hopes up with that headline, it might not be what you thought, it is infact a run down on some games that were released or unreleased for the Gizmondo that have been ported to other platforms.

Fastlane Steet Racing - Aka - Chicane : Jenson Button Street Racing

Platform: I-Phone/I-Pod Touch

Apart from the name change and faster frame-rate, more lighting effects and tilt control not a lot else has been added, that's not to say it's bad, far from it, I was impressed at first but like most I-phone games, the lack of proper controls annoys after a while and your be dying for buttons and a D-Pad! For those interested it's currently only £0.59 in the Appstore!

Trailblazer - Nvidia GoForce 5500 Demo, I-Phone/I-Pod Touch soon

Due to be released on the I-Phone/I-Pod Touch soon, ported by Team 3 games, certainly has had change from the Giz/Nvidia demo game from 2005, this port has upped the resolution and given the game a more 'solid' feel with bold colours, should contain the same great game, though not too sure about the colour scheme!

Rebel Onslaught - Aka - Interstella Flames II

Platform: I-Phone/I-Pod Touch

Ported by Xen Games, the same guys who brought it to the Giz in the first place, graphics and sound seem similar while only the tilt controls add any real difference. For those interested it's currently only £0.59 in the Appstore!

If you spot any Gizmondo games on any other platforms, give us a mail and I'll add them to the growing list of Gizmondo Ports!